Gate



July 21 1925.

1 S. O. BUMGARNER GATE Filed April 1, 1924 -3 snets-sneet 1" A Y gmc/nto? v f5. a@ ma/w er,

July 21, 1925. 1,547,023 v s. o. BUMGARNER f GATE Filed Apr'il 1 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 T9; M- Y 1- .Z2 Si@ Bq miga/wen July 2l, 1925.

s. o. BUMGARNER GATE 3 Sheetsf-Sheet 3 Filed April l, 1924 3ra/venten /SumQ//zen ill Patented July 21, 1925.

iUNITED-, s-TATES" PATENT UFFICI-511+ s'rnrHENto. B'iIMGnnNEn, or" WAVERLY, omo.

f GATE.

alienation tied AprilY 1, 1924. s eriai No. 703559.

clear," and exact description of the invention,

suchy as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand use, the same. j, The invention relates to gatesv-for controlling an opening in an enclosure and h as `-foritscbject to provide-a gate which will operate in a comparatively small, space and which may be opened andv closed from either approach andwhich will not tend to sag, since it is mounted to swing in .a vertical plane about ahorizontalpivot, said gate being counterbalanced byv means cof ,springs which also operateV to ease the movement of the gate when reaching the limit of its movement in either direction, as opening or closing. v

The invention relates more particularly to the mountings and operating mechanism, the parts being adjustable and the gate operating means also serving to actuate the latch, whereby the gate is released preliminary to movingl the same into open position.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invention is understood.

'While the drawings illustrate an embodi- Yment of the invention it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet dierent conditions and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the application:

Figure 1 is a side view of a gate and adj unctive parts embodying the invention;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing the gate in open posit-ion;

Figure 3 is a top plan view, an intermediate portion of the gate being broken away;

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line 44 of Figure 1, looking to the left as designated by the arrows;

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 1;

Figure `6 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 6--6`of Figure 1, and

F iguref(- Vis a sectional view on the linef;V

7-`7 of Figure 1.

Corresponding' and like parts are referred` to vin, rthe following description yand designated in theseveral views ofthe drawings by like reference characters.`

The numeral` 1i()y representsthe gate which may be of any preferred construction and which is pivotally` mounted `at one corner,

as indicated at 11,to swing in a vertical l plane by a jumpingaction. -The numerali 12 designates the latchpost at onehsidefof.

the gate opening and 13 designates a pair of posts atfthe oppositevside of the gate opening` and,` spaced apart tov admit of the gate l operating therebetween.,v A 'latch 14 isv pro-i` jvided atthe outer or swinging endofthel gate and is adapted to engage an openingl. j

A helical spring 16 inthe -post 12, wherebytohold the gate in closed. position,

mountedfupon the latch 14 and; oneend is connected to theupright at the swinging end of thegate. and the other end engages the latch 14. The spring 16 normally holds the latch 14 projected and in position to engage the opening 15. A flexible connection 17 is attached at one end to the latch 14'and its other end is connected to a ring 18 to Vwhich other flexible connections 19, 19a and 20 are connected.

The gate hinge o-r mounting is of bracket formation and comprises an upright member 21 and a horizontal member 22, the juncture of these members consisting of a sleeve which receives the pivot 11. The upright member 21 is clipped or otherwise secured to the upright at the inner or pivot end of the gate. The horizontal member 22 is clipped or otherwise secured to the lowest element of the gate and is of a width to project beyond opposite sides of the gate, the projecting portions having longitudinal slots 23 formed therein which receive the fastenings by means of which a crossbar 24 is adjustably connected to the part 22. Said crossbar 24 terminates in hooks to which the lower ends of helical springs 25 are connected, the upper Vends of said springs being attached to plates 26 which are adjustably connected to the posts 13. In this manner, the tension of the springs 25 may be regulated and the relative position of the same adjusted. The springs 25 are normally under tension and operate as counterbalancing means for the gate and also as shock-absorbing means to ease the move` ment of the gate when swingingV in either direction.

Cap plates 27 surmount each of the posts 13 and support guide pulleys 28 overwhioh operating cords 19 pass, said cords extending along opposite sides of the gate and being att-ached to the ring 18. A pair of guide pulleys 29 is provided-near the top of each of the posts 13 and just beneath the cap plates 27 and thecords 19 pass therebetween, as shown most clearly in Figure 1. The operating cords 19 pass through openings formed in the cap plates 27. A crossbar 30 is attached to the outer end of the member 22 and projects beyond opposite sides of the gate and operates to engage the springs 25 when the gate is in open position, as indi- "fcated most clearly in Figure 2. A stop 31 is attached to the lowest element'of the gate and engages the post 13 to limit the movement of the gate when swung into open Aposition. 1 v

" The operating cords 19 or like parts eX- tend from opposite sides of the gate to any predetermined point and are adapted to be pulled upon either to open or to close the gate, the movement of the gate being assisted by means of the springs 25. When approaching the gate and pulling upon the operating end of the cord 19 or like lpart, the latch 14 is operated, thereby releasing the gate, and a continued pull upon the cord 19 moves the gate through cord 20 into open position shown in Figure 2, by a jumping action. After the person has passed through the gate opening, the gate is closed by pulling upon the other connection 19 which through cord 19a moves the gat-e from the position shown in Figure 2 to that indicated in Figure 1, the gate being held closed by the latch 14 engaging the opening 15.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination, a gate post, a gate pivoted thereto to swing in a vertical plane about a horizontal axis, a bracket mount for the 'gate having a side extension in which is formed a longitudinal slot, and a helical spring between said post and slotted portion of the mount and having adjustable connection with the slot of the latter.

2. In combination, a gate post, a jump gate, a. mount for the latter having a lateral extension in which is formed a longitudinal slot, a plate having adjust-able connection With the post and a helical spring connected at one end to said plate and having adjustable connection with the slot-ted portion of the gate mount;

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence y01:' two witnesses.

' Y STEPHEN O. BUMGARNER. lVitnesses:

PERU HUFF,

T. A. BAVUR. 

